User manual BENQ DC300 MINI annexe 1

[. . . ] · Transfer the data to the computer as soon as possible to avoid losing your image data. Introduction to Acer Digital Camera 300 Introduction to Acer Digital Camera 300 Acer Digital Camera 300 is equipped with the following features: · Small size for easy carriage and convenience of use · High resolution: 640 x 480 pixels in digital camera mode; selectable 640 x 480, 352 x 288, 320 x 240 or 176 x 144 pixels in PC camera mode · 24-bit true color representation for high image fidelity · Onboard 8MB memory to store up to 95 ~128 images in digital camera mode · Mode selectable flash light · Built-in self-timer · Fixed focus : 8 inch(0. 2m) for macro mode, and 2ft. (0. 6m) to infinity from camera for normal mode · Electronic shutter · Easy recognizable LCD screen for camera and image handling · USB interface for easy and quick connection to PC · Automatic power-off system · 3 operation modes: Digital camera mode for taking photos PC camera mode for using the camera as an image capturing device for PC Video camera mode for capturing motion clips with a PC 1 Touring Your Camera Touring Your Camera Front Shutter Flash light Self-timer activation indicator Viewfinder Lens Macro switch USB connector Rear MACRO indicator BUSY indicator POWER button SELECT button Status display MODE button Neck strap holder Battery compartment cover 2 Touring Your Camera The status display Image counter elete all images in memory Delete the last image Enter self-timer mode Battery status Enter auto flash mode Turn off flash 3 Preparing the Camera for Using Preparing the Camera for Using Installing batteries and neck strap Open the battery compartment cover and insert two AAA alkaline batteries into the compartment. Note the polarity of the batteries when you install. Refer to the illustration below to install the neck strap. Now you are ready to use your camera! 4 Preparing the Camera for Using Installing digital camera software Insert the digital camera software CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The following software installation menu will appear on computer screen automatically. Click this item to install digital camera software Click this item to install Presto!VideoWorks Click this item to open Electronic user guide Click this item to install NetMeeting Click this item to install Acrobat Reader Note: If the software installation menu did not appear, open Windows Explore and double-click the "Autorun. exe" icon in the CD-ROM directory. [. . . ] Make the object appear in the center of the viewfinder. Make the object appear in the center of the viewfinder. The image will be taken and the BUSY indicator will flash, indicating that the camera is saving the image to memory. After the shutter is pressed, hold the camera still until the BUSY indicator becomes OFF to prevent blurred images. To save battery power, if the camera power is turned on and not used for 2 minutes, it will be turned off automatically. Turning off the camera Press and hold the POWER button of the camera. The camera beeps once and the power will be turned off. 7 Using Your Camera Managing photos in camera Deleting the last photo taken Press the MODE button 4 times. The icon flashes on the status display. Press and hold the shutter for 1 second. The last photo taken will be deleted. Deleting all photos Press the MODE button 5 times. The icon flashes on the status display. Press and hold the shutter for 1 second. All photos in camera memory will be deleted. 8 Using Your Camera Downloading photos from camera Turn on the power of the camera by pressing the POWER button. Refer to the illustration below to connect the camera to PC using the USB cable. When connected, the number of images in camera memory will appear on the status display. Power on your computer. If there are 102 pictures in camera memory, an "1" will appear at the lower right corner of the status display, and "2" appears on the picture counter. View picture counter by number of photos allowed in the remaining memory space Press the MODE button twice until the picture counter flashes. Press the SELECT button until "REMAIN" appears above the counter. Now you are ready to press the shutter and take pictures. 16 Using Your Camera Enabling self-timer The self-timer function allows you to let the camera take pictures 10 seconds after the shutter is pressed. The self-timer icon will flash. Press the shutter and the camera will start generating beep sound. The icon flashes and the self-timer activation indicator blinks. After10 seconds, the camera will take picture automatically. 17 Using Your Camera The PC camera mode In PC camera mode, you can use Digital Camera 300 as a motion image capturing device for your PC. You can use it for video conferencing, capturing snapshots and so on. Using Digital Camera 300 as a PC camera Refer to the illustration below to connect the camera to PC using the USB cable. "PC" will appear on the status display. Power on the computer. Click the Start button on Windows Taskbar, and choose Programs > Acer Digital Camera 300 > Acer Digital Camera 300 App. on Windows Taskbar and select "PC Camera" in the submenu that 18 Using Your Camera The PC Camera window will appear showing the video. Taking snapshots In the PC Camera window, click the Snapshot button. The image will be captured and a Snapshot Browser window will appear showing the captured image. If you want to capture multiple images, click the Snapshot button several times. Click the button the button to save current snapshot in the Snapshot Browser window, or to save all snapshots. 19 Using Your Camera Rotating video In the PC Camera window, click the Rotate button. [. . . ] Options in the Capture Source tab This tab allows you to select a video input source. button for more options, including the video output size and compression. Click OK to start capturing video. 28 Using Your Camera When capturing is in progress, the status will appear on the bottom of the screen. The Capture window will appear after video capturing is done. You can click the button to playback the video clip. Now you are ready to use VideoWorks to work on the video clip (such as adding special effects to the clip. . . , etc. ) and share it with your friends and family. [. . . ]